Memories from North-India

This is not the the story of Maria (Slovakia), Raquel (Portugal), Anna (Russia), Ahmed (Egipt), Michelle (Brazil) and Eduardo (Brazil) in an unforgettable 2 week trip in the North of India during the last fortnight of Jan'09.

Rajasthan and Punjab have thousands of years of stories to tell themselves, so this is the story of my memories of North/ North-Western India:

1. Thousands of colourful sikh turbants.
   


2. 'Hello! 5 rupees._ ... _ ... Ok. 10 rupees' - said the begging children.
   


3. My Yoga practice in the Rajasthan desert sunset.
   


4. The profuse jewels of arabesque architecture.
   


5. The old man snoring in one of several sleeping trains.
   


6. 'Excuse me, 'mam. Don't miss my shop.'
   


7. The generosity of some and the greediness of others.
   


8. The sun 'heating' the lake in Udaipur.
   


9. The sunrise watching the Maharaja Palace from a distance in Jodhpur, the blue city... and being awake to see it.
   


10. Climbing to the Tiger Fort in Jaipur, city of the pink city.
    


11. Squeezing in my initial Reiki practice in every possible circumstance, in every rickshaw, jeep, waiting room, coffee table.
    


12. The richness of the maharajas and their palaces.
    


13. The sad or surprising adultness in many children.
    


14. Managing loads of people and luggage in auto-rickshaws (three-wheelers).
    


15. No hot shower or no shower at all.
    


16. The con-men in Delhi - outrageous and extremely tiring!
    


17. The Taj Mahal in Agra.
    


18. How handy my blanket in rooms and trains.
    


19. Surprisingly always managing to relax in each of the 8 cities we visited in 10 days.
    


20. Sitting in the sun in front of Lotus Temple, Delhi (Baha'i House of Worship).
    


21. The monk in Jain Temple 'seasoning' all the images of Budha #8, Jaisalmer.
    


22. Feeling cold again - never thought I could miss it!
    


23. The Golden Temple (the 'Meca' of he Sikh Religion), sun-lighted and reflecting in the lake, and its chantings at night in Amritsar, Punjab.
    


24. Young and old Indians wanting to take pictures with/of us - and inevitably getting to our nerves.
    


25. Thousands of stars near the bonfire in the desert, while eating fire-made food prepared by our camel-guides.
    


26. Easier and easier to get into 'alfa' state.
    


27. The 7h bus-trip Jodhpur-Udaipur, almost freezing and with no space for my legs.
    


28. The covered heads of women.
    


29. Being so well taken care for by Rhea and Rhea's family in her house in Delhi.


30. Yoga on the floor of Bangalore airport 3 am first day and in a Delhi Airport chair 9 am last day.